Kilmar Abrego Garcia's supporters are applauding after he was released from immigration custody on Thursday.

The Salvadoran native, who was placed in ICE custody after leaving a job in Baltimore last March, was let out of a detention facility in Pennsylvania, according to his attorney.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis granted Abrego Garcia's habeas corpus petition seeking release from custody. The Maryland judge argued the Trump administration has been detaining him without an official order to deport him.

"It's a moment of joy"

In a statement, Abrego Garcia's attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg praised Xinis's ruling.

"We remain hopeful that this marks a turning point for Mr. Abrego Garcia," Sandoval-Moshenberg said. "At the same time, we are mindful of the government's past conduc

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